UPDATE June 25th, 2015 - I have decided to stop this two year journey. For more on why, click here. I have decided to embark on what will likely be a two year journey to explore the out of the box reports in Acumatica. Each week I will post a review of one of the existing reports in Acumatica. This will be a long and sometimes tedious process, but I expect to learn a lot from it. … [Read more...]
Acumatica Report Designer – Report Versions
If you have had to manage an ERP system for a company, then you know how difficult it can be to keep track of your customized reports. While you are making changes to a report, you always think that you’ll remember what changes were being made and why. But as time rolls on, month after month, and year after year, the reports in your ERP system can become chaotic. When was that report changed last? Who requested the change? What changes were made? Was this report even customized or is it the … [Read more...]
Acumatica 5.0 Report Designer New Features
Have you been wondering if anything has changed with Acumatica Report Designer in Acumatica 5.0? Well, I have. So, I decided to install Report Designer 5.0 alongside Report Designer 4.2 to see if I could spot any differences. Then I opened them both next to each other: … [Read more...]
Acumatica .rps Versus .rpx File Types
If your user has the ReportDesigner role assigned to it, things can get a little confusing. First, check to see if you have the ReportDesigner role by going to Configuration –> User Security –> Manage –> Users (SM201010) and checking to see if the ReportDesigner role is checked like this: … [Read more...]
Building your first report in Acumatica Report Designer
Last week we covered how to login to Acumatica Report Designer (click here) so you can retrieve a report directly from the Acumatica ERP application. This week we’ll cover how to build a simple report from scratch that will display the list of our customers and run it from the Acumatica application. Step 1: Open the Acumatica Report Designer application After it opens, you should see a blank page like this. … [Read more...]
Logging in to Acumatica Report Designer
When I modify a report using the Acumatica Report Designer, I personally like to open the report directly from the server. Then I don’t have to download a copy and then upload my new version. However, when I first tried to use the File -> Open From Server… option, which looks like this: … [Read more...]
My Acumatica Wardrobe Change: From “Acumatica Hobby” to “Acumatica Reporting Business”
Acumatica Hobby Up until today, this was my approach towards Acumatica: Last week was the 1.5 year anniversary for this blog and my personal Acumatica learning journey (click here). That milestone, coupled with a rejuvenating two week vacation, caused me to consider where I would like to go next. Up until now I have considered Acumatica to be a hobby. But, while on vacation, I decided to take this thing to the next level: from “Acumatica Hobby” to “Acumatica Business”... … [Read more...]